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Prosecutors have gone to court in a bid to force a sex offender and former lawyer to vacate his
home because he lives near a school in Upper Arlington.

William B. Feldman, 66, was convicted on Jan. 30 of pandering sexually oriented material
involving a juvenile after authorities discovered child pornography on his computer at his Lyon
Drive home.

The Ohio Supreme Court suspended Feldman’s inactive law license on an interim basis yesterday
because of his felony conviction.

Feldman was indicted on eight counts of pandering but pleaded guilty to one count in a plea
agreement with prosecutors.

Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Charles A. Schneider sentenced Feldman to three years of
community control, mandated intensive sex-offender supervision and required him to register as a
sex offender for the next 25 years.

Authorities then notified Feldman that he had to move from his home, which he bought in 1990,
because it is near Greensview Elementary School and Sunny95 Park.

Certain sex offenders are not permitted to live within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, day-care
centers or other locations that children frequent.

When Feldman failed to leave his home, prosecutors asked a judge on March 14 to order him to
vacate the residence. The case is pending. Records show that Feldman has not been located to be
served with a copy of the filing.

Neither he nor his criminal-defense attorney, Eric Hoffman, could be reached to comment
yesterday.